Isolation and characterisation of an equol-producing mixed microbial culture from a human faecal sample and its activity under gastrointestinal conditions

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-55

  Decroos, Karel ^a   Vanhemmens, Steffi ^a   Cattoir, Sofie ^a   Boon, Nico ^a   Verstraete, Willy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Equol; FOS; Hydrogen gas; Isoflavone

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; DAIDZEIN; DIHYDRODAIDZEIN; EQUOL; FRUCTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; HYDROGEN; O NORANGOLENSIN; PROPIONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DIGESTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES MICROFLORA; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS MUCOSAE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEILLONELLA;

BACTERIA; BUTYRATES; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FECES; GENES, RRNA; HUMANS; HYDROGEN; ISOFLAVONES; LACTOBACILLUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PHYLOGENY; PROPIONATES; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VEILLONELLA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FINEGOLDIA MAGNA; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS MUCOSAE; MICROBIOTA; VEILLONELLA;

EID: 12444285731     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-004-0747-4     Document Type: Article

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